Webster's Dictionary 1806

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Projectiles

Projectilesn.the science which treats of the motions of bodies projected

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Projection

Projectionn.the act of shooting forward, a plan

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Projector

Projectorn.one who forms schemes or designs

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Projecture

Projecturen.a standing out from a plain surface

2651

Prolapse

Prolapsev.t.to extend or jut out too much

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Prolate

Prolatev.t.to pronounce, say, utter, ob.

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Prolate (2)

Prolatea.lengthened at two opposit points

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Prolation

Prolationn.a pronunciation, utterance, delay

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Prolegomena

Prolegomenan.previous observation, prefaces

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Prolepsis

Prolepsisn.an anticipation of objections

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Proleptical

Prolepticala.previous, antecedent, obviating

2658

Proleptically

Prolepticallyad.by way of anticipation

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Proletarious

Proletariousa.mean, wretched, vulgar, low, ob.

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Proliferous

Proliferousa.producing young, as one flower produces another

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Prolific

Prolific, or Prolificala.fruitful, generative, rich

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Prolifically

Prolificallyad.in a prolific or fruitful manner

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Prolification

Prolificationn.a producing of young

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Prolix

Prolix

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Prolixity

Prolixity, or Prolixnessn.tediousness, a tiresome length

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Prolixly

Prolixlyad.at great length, tediously

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Prolocutor

Prolocutorn.the speaker of a convocation

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Prolocutorship

Prolocutorshipn.the office of a prolocutor

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Prologue

Prologuen.a preface, the introduction to a play

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Prologue (2)

Prologuev.t.to introduce with formal preface

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Prolong

Prolongv.t.to lengthen out in time, continue

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Prolongate

Prolongatev.t.to lengthen or extend in space

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Prolongation

Prolongationn.a delay to a longer time, extent